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IPL 2013 spot-fixing controversy: Bookie along with 9 associates arrested in Kolkata

A bookie and nine of his associates were arrested in Kolkata, police on Thursday said, adding that they were investigating if the culprits had links with the ongoing IPL spot fixing controversy.

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IPL 2013 spot-fixing controversy: Another bookie arrested in Rajasthan

Another bookie from Ajmer, Rajasthan has been arrested in relation to the Indian Premier League spot-fixing and illegal betting.

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IPL 2013 spot-fixing controversy: TN police nab local head of bookies Prashant

Tamil Nadu Police today detained an absconding key suspect, believed to be the local head of bookies in the IPL betting racket unearthed by them here last week.

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IPL 2013 spot-fixing controversy: Car chase through midnight led to S Sreesanth’s arrest

A well-planned chase by Police after the IPL match on Wednseday led to the arrest of Rajasthan Royals players S Sreesanth and two other cricketers — Ankeet Chavan and Ajit Chandila — for spot-fixing. The pacer and Chavan were arrested after their visit to a pub in Bandra post their match against Mumbai indians.

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IPL 2013 spot-fixing controversy: Cricket bookies taken into custody in Chennai

Police in Tamil Nadu took into custody five cricket bookies and seized cash, laptops and computers from them here Friday, a day after three Rajasthan Royals players were arrested in Mumbai for allegedly spot-fixing IPL matches in exchange for money.

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Zulqarnain Haider: The ‘keeper who bid adieu to his career after receiving threats from bookies

Zulqarnain Haider, born April 23, 1986, was a wicket-keeper for Pakistan who will be remembered for his disappearing act on the morning of a One-Day International at the United Arab Emirates. Threatened by bookies, he fled to London and retired from all forms of the game, stating nothing mattered more than safety. Karthik Parimal looks back at the peculiar career of this unfortunate cricketer.

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IPL 2012: Bookies bribed Sri Lankan cricketer to fix match

Sonu Yogendra Jalan and Devendra Kothari were arrested on Thursday by the crime branch for their alleged involvement in betting racket involving the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) matches.

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Pakistan police arrest six bookies during Asia Cup final

Police arrested six bookies involved in betting on the Pakistan-Bangladesh match in the final of the Asia Cup cricket tournament, a spokesman said.

 

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Bookie shot dead after Pakistan’s loss to India in Asia Cup

A bookie was shot dead in Lahore after India defeated Pakistan in an Asia Cup cricket match, a media report said Monday.

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Pakistani daily wary of Indian bookies ahead of India-Pakistan tie

Illegal bookies in India and elsewhere remain undeterred as the latest fixing claims focus on the role of Bollywood actresses being used as honey traps for international players, said a Pakistani daily.

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